Network Security Engineer
Location: CA, QC, Montreal
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Networking

Company profile:
We design, deploy, and maintain advanced technologies that enable our customers to achieve operational excellence at substantial OpEx savings. Our core strengths include a concentration on networks, their security &amp; optimization with a laser focus on redefining the fulfillment experience. We are driven to add value at every step by providing access to inventory, streamlined credit, integration with your procurement organization and real time status information. These are all reflective of our value-added philosophy.We have developed solutions for leaders from Wall Street to the Web. What makes us different is our concentration and commitment to exclusive relationships with leading vendors.

Job description:
We are looking for a highly driven individual to join a fast-paced, dynamic and challenging environment.  The position requires a varied combination of technical skills and soft skills, which helps in furthering career development.The ideal candidates will be responsible for designing, architecting and engineering cutting edge network security controls.  The candidates must also demonstrate the aptitude to work with teams, who will be responsible for, ranging from firewalls, IDS, IPS, NBAD, and Network Malware Products.In addition, candidates must demonstrate the ability to work in a global team environment.As the Network Security Engineer, your responsibility will include, but are not limited to, the following:Gather technical requirements, marketplace evaluation and lab evaluation of new products.Develop business plans to help justify product selections and its security value to the senior management.Construct global architectures to provide scalability and high opportunity for new products, as well as define cost in order to finalize a proposal.   Provide rapid support for challenging troubleshoots as required.  Operate as a senior SME when essential.Conduct rigorous certification testing of infrastructure demonstrating interoperability with other technology in mission critical plants.Provide support with the Security Architecture process, by informing architects on the technical capabilities of systems and infrastructure.Provide solution engineering for large/complex deployments of an existing product, where expert technical guidance is required beyond that implemented by the deployment team.In case of difficult technological problems, manage and lead the responsibility.Build products and solutions to improve customer services and clients' needs.Ensure a good operational handover of products by creating and supplementing detailed documentation.Cross-analyze global strategies with regional needs and demands.Develop road map format and articulate product vision.Conduct training for teammates, as well as counterparts from Security Technology and Security organization.Maintain strong network within the industry with access to best practices, enables us to make informed decisions in selecting products and accelerating the engineering process.

Requirements:
Qualifications:5-10 + years of Network Security Operations and Network Security Engineering experience.3+ years of experience in operation engineering. Background in Financial Services industry is a plus.Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline.Must be fluent in English.Skills and Experiences:Must possess strong conceptual knowledge and demonstrate in-depth understanding of the following:Firewalls (Juniper NetScreen/SRX, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA or Checkpoint firewalls).Network Security (IDS, IPS, SourceFire, IBM-ISS,etc.). (IPS) – SourceFire, IBM-ISS etc.).NBAD (Network Behavior Anomaly Detection) – Lancope.Network Malware Controls – FireEye, M86, etc.Firewall Policy Modeling Tools – RedSeal, Tufin, Skybox, etc.Testing Tools – IXIA, Spirent, etc.Must have the capability to write/debug administrative and reporting tools in the following programming language: Perl/Shell or Python desired; Java, C++, Ruby or related programs.Interpersonal Skills:Must be able to demonstrate problem solving/analytical skills.Strong presentation and written skills.Able to take initiative and interact with all levels of management.Confident with the role as an engineer; provide escalated support in operations, and ability to coordinate with other engineering groups for solutions and products.

Benefits:
Fivesky is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.